Sunday 1 July 2012

IBPS Probationary Officers' Exam 2011

Computer Knowledge

(Exam Held On: 18-09-2011)

1. Computer uses the_________number system to store data and perform calculations.

(A) binary
(B) octal
(C) decimal
(D) hexadecimal
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

2. A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is_______________

(A) Memory-only
(B) Write-only
(C) Once-only
(D) Run-only
(E) Read-only
Ans : (E)

3. Which of the following can be used to select the entire document ?

(A) CTRL+A
(B) ALT+F5
(C) SHIFT+A
(D) CTRL+K
(E) CTRL+H
Ans : (A)

4___________are 'attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.

(A) Phishing
(B) Computer viruses
(C) Spyware scams
(D) Viruses
(E) None of the above
Ans : (A)

5. Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of__________

(A) control
(B) output
(C) processing
(D) feedback
(E) input
Ans : (E)

6. A Web site's main page is called its______________

(A) Home Page
(B) Browser Page
(C) Search Page
(D) Bookmark
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is_____________

(A) multiprogramming
(B) multitasking
(C) time-sharing
(D) multiprocessing
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)


COMPUTER ABBREVIATIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

ACE Access Control Entry
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AGP Accelerated Graphics Port
AI Artificial Intelligence
ALGOL Algorithmic Language
ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit
ANSI American National Standards Institute
API Application Program Interface
APIPA Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
APT Automatically Programmed Tooling
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
ARPANET Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ASCII American Standard Code For Information Interchange
ASF Advanced Streaming Format
ASP Active Server Pages
ATAPI Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUI Attachment Unit Interface
AVI Audio Video Interleave
BASIC Beginner`s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BCD Binary Coded Decimal
BDPS Business Data Processing Systems
BHTML Broadcast Hyper Text Markup Language
BIOS Basic Input Output System
BIU Bus Interface Unit
BMP Bitmap
BPS Bytes Per Seconds
C-DAC Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing
CAD Computer Aided Design
CADD Computer Added Drafting And Design
CAI Computer Aided Instructuion
CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAR Control Address Register
CASE Computer Aided Software Engineering
CCIS Common Channel Interoffice Signaling
CCNA  Cisco Certified Network Associate
CD Compact Disc
CD RW Compact Disc ReWritable
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CDROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CFG Control Flow Graph
CGI Common Gateway Interface
CGM Computer Graphics Metafile
CIDR Classless InterDomain Routing 
CIM Computer Integrated Manufacture
CISC Complex Instruction Set Computers
CIX Commercial Internet Exchange
CLR Common Language Runtime
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMS Content Management System
CMYK Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black)
COBOL Common Business Oriented Language
CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CPI Clock Cycle Per Instruction
CPU Central Processing Unit
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRM Customer Relationship Management
CROM Control Read Only Memory
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
CUI Character User Interface
DAC Digital To Analog Converter
DAO Data Access Objects
DARPANET Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
DBA Data Base Administrator
DBMS Data Base Management System
DCA Defence Communication Agency
DCL Data Control Language
DCOM Distributed Component Object Model
DCP Data Communication Processor
DDL Data Definition Language
DDOS Distributed Denial Of Service
DDP Distributed Data Processing
DFD Data Flow Diagram
DFS Distributed File System
DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol
DHTML Dynamics Hyper Text Markup Language
DLC Data Link Control
DLL Dynamic Link Library
DMA Direct Memory Access
DML Data Manipulation Language
DMTF Distributed Management Test Force
DNA Distributed Internet Architecture
DNS Domain Name System (Server)
DOM Document Object Model
DOS Disk Operating System, Denial Of Service
DPI Dots Per Inch
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
DSL Digital Subscriber Line
DSN Digital Subscriber Network
DTD Document Type Definition
DVD Digital Versatile Disc
E Electronic
EAROM Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory
EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EDC Electronic Digital Computer
EDCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EFS Encrypted File System
EJB Enterprise Java Beans
ENIAC Electronics Numerical Integrator And Calculator
EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EROM Erasable Read Only Memory
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
EULA End User License Agreement
FAT File Allocation Table
FDD Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
FIFO First In First Out
FLOPS Floating Point Operations Per Second
FO Fiber Optics
FORTRAN Formula Translation
FPS Frames Per Second
FRAM Ferro Electric Random Access Memory
FTP File Transfer Protocol
GB Giga Bytes
GIF Graphic Interchange Format
GIGO Garbage In Garbage Out
GML General Markup Language
GPL General Public License
GUI Graphical User Interface
HDD Hard Disk Drive
HFS Hierarchical File System
HP Hewlett Packard
HPC High Performance Computing
HPFS High Performance File System
HSR Horizontal Scan Rate
HTML Hyper Text Markup Language               
HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
IO Input Output
IBM International Business Machines
IC Integrated Circuit
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
ICS Reduce Instruction Set Computer
ICT Information And Communication Technology
IDE Integrated Development Environment
IE Internet Explorer
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol
IL Intermediate Language
IOP InputOutput Processor
IP Internet Protocol
IPX Internetworked Packet Exchange
IRAM Integration Ram
IRC Internet Relay Chat
IRDA Infrared Data Association
IRQ Interrupt Request
ISAPI Internet Server Application Program Interface
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO International Standard Organization
ISP Internet Service Provider
ISR Interrupt Service Routine
IT Information Technology
ITPL Information Technology Park Limited (India)
JCL Job Control Language
JDBC Java Data Base Connectivity
JHTML Java Within Hyper Text Markup Language
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
JSP  Java Server Pages
KB Kilo Bytes
KBPS Kilo Bytes Per Second
L2TP Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
LAN Local Area Network
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LDAP Light Weight Directory Access Control
LIFO Last In First Out
LIPS Logical Interfaces Per Second
LOC Lines Of Code
LSI Large Scale Integration
LSP Layered Service Provider
MAC Media Access Control
MAN Metropolitan Area Network
MAU MultiStation Access Unit
MB Mega Bytes
MBONE Multicast Backbone
MBPS Mega Bytes Per Second
MBR Master Boot Record
MCP Microsoft Certified Professional
MCS Multicast Server
MDI Multiple Document Interface
MDS Microcomputer Development System
MFC Microsoft Foundation Classes
MFT Master File Table
MG Mega Bytes
MICR MagneticInk Characters Reader
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIMD Multiple Instruction Multiple Data
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIPS Millions Of Instructions Per Second
MISD Multiple Instruction Single Data
MODEM Modulator And Demodulator
MP3 Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer 3
MPEG Motion Pictures Experts Group
MS Microsoft
MSDN Microsoft Developer Network
MSIIS Microsoft Internet Information Server
MSIL Microsoft Intermediate Language
MSMQ Microsoft Message Queue
MSN Microsoft Network
MSRAP Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol
MSRPC Microsoft Remote Procedure Call
MTS Microsoft Transaction Server
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit
MUDS MultiUser Dungeons
NAS Network Attached Storage
NASSCOM National Association Of Software & Service Companies
NCP Network Control Protocol
NDIS Network Driver Interface Specification
NDRO Nondestructive Read Out
NETBEUI Netbios Enhanced User Interface
NIC National Informatics Centre, 
NIIT National Institute Of Information Technology
NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol
NSFNET National Science Foundation Network
NTFS New Technology File System
NTP Network Time Protocol
OCR Optical Character Readers
ODBC Open Data Base Connectivity
OLE Object Linking And Embedding
OMR Optical Mark Reader
ONE Open Network Architecture
OOA Object Orient Analysis
OOAD Object Oriented Analysis And Design
OOP Object Oriented Programming
OOPS Object Oriented Programming System
OPEN GL Open Graphics Library
OS Operating System
OSI Open System Interconnection
PC Personal Computer
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDA Personal Digital Assistant
PDF Portable Document Format
PDL Page Description Language
PDU Protocol Data Unit
PIC Programming Interrupt Control
PILOT Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching
PLA Programmable Logic Array
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
PNG Portable Network Graphics
PNP Plug And Play
PPP Peer To Peer Protocol
PPTP Point To Point Tunneling Protocol
PROM Programmable Read Only Memory
PS Post Script
RADSL RateAdaptive Digital Subscribes Line
RAID Redundant Array Of Independent Disks
RAM Random Access Memory
RAMDAC Random Access Memory Digital To Analog Converter
RAS Remote Access Network
RD RAM Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
RDBMS Relational Data Base Management System
RDO Remote Data Objects
RDP Remote Desktop Protocol
RFC Request For Comments
RGB Red Green Blue
RICS Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RIP Raster Image Processor
RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer
ROM Read Only Memory
RPC Remote Procedure Call
RTC Real Time Clock
RTF Rich Text Format
RTOS Real Time Operating System
SACK Selective Acknowledgements
SAM Security Access Manager
SAP Service Access Point, Systems Applications Products
SCMP Software Configuration Management Plan
SD RAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDD Software Design Description
SDK Software Development Kit
SDL Storage Definition Language
SDN Integrated Service Digital Network
SDRAM Static Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDSL Symmetric Digital Subscribes Line
SG RAM Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language
SIM Subscriber Identification Module
SIMD Single Instruction Multiple Data
SISD Single Instruction Single Data
SIU Serial Interface Unit
SMP Symmetric MultiProcess
SMS Short Message Service
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNA System Network Architecture
SNAP Sub Network Access Protocol
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SNOBOL String Oriented Symbolic Language
SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol
SPX Sequenced Packet Exchange
SQA Statistical Quality Assurance
SQL Structured Query Language
SRAM Static Random Access Memory
SRS Software Requirements Specification
STP Shielded Twisted Pair
SVVP Software Verification And Validation Plan
SW Software
TAPI Telephony Application Program Interface
TB Tera Bytes
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TCPIP Transmission Control Protocol  Internet Protocol
TDI Transport Data Interface
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TPM Transactions Processing Monitor
TSR Terminate And Stay Residents
UDD User Datagram Protocol
UDP User Datagram Protocol
UI User Interface
UML Unified Modelling Language
UNC Universal Naming Convention
UNIX Uniplexed Information And Computer Systems
URL Universal Resource Locator
USB Universal Serial Bus
USRT Universal Synchronous Receiver Transmitted
UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair
VAN Virtual Area Network
VAST Very Small Aperture Terminal
VB Visual Basic
VC++ Visual C++
VCD Video Compact Disc
VDL View Definition Language
VGA Video Graphics Array
VHS Video Home System
VLIW Very Long Instruction Words
VLSI Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits
VPN Virtual Private Network
VRAM Video Random Access Memory
VRML Virtual Reality Modelling Language
VS Visual Studio
VSNL Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
VVR Software Validation And Validation Report
VXD Virtual Device Driver
W3C World Wide Web Consortium
WAIS Wide Area Information Servers
WAN Wide Area Network
WAP Wireless Application Protocol
WBEM WebBase Enterprise Management
WDM Wave Division Multiplexing
WHQL Windows Hardware Quality Lab
WINDOWS ME Windows Millennium Edition
WINDOWS NT Windows New Technology
WINDOWS XP Windows Experienced
WINS Windows Internet Name Service
WMI Windows Management Instrumentation
WML Wireless Markup Language
WORM Write Once Read Many
WSH Windows Script Host
WWW World Wide Web
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
XHTML Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language
XML Extensible Markup Language
XSL Extensible Style Sheet Langauge

Saturday 9 June 2012

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Hackers ………………
(A) all have the same motive
(B) are people who maintain computers
(C) may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
(D) break into other people's computers
Answer: break into other peoples computers

2. Unauthorised copying of software to be used for personal gain instead of for personal backups is called ………………
(A) program thievery
(B) data snatching
(C) software piracy
(D) program looting
Answer: software piracy

3. Junk e-mail is also called ………………
(A) spam
(B) spoof
(C) cookie crumbs
(D) sniffer script
Answer: spam

4. What is usually used for displaying information at public places ?
(A) Monitors
(B) Overhead Projections
(C) Monitors and Overhead Projections
(D) Touch Screen Kiosks
Answer: Overhead Projections

5. What is MP3 ?
(A) A Mouse
(B) A Printer
(C) A Sound Format
(D) A Scanner
Answer: A Sound Format

6. What is the most popular hardware for multimedia creations ?
(A) PCs
(B) Minicompiiters
(C) Mainframe Computers
(D) WANs
Answer: PCs

7. For sound recording, what is necessary ?
(A) Speaker
(B) Microphone
(C) Talker
(D) Mouse
Answer: Microphone

8. The life-span of a CD-ROM is………………
(A) approximately one year
(B) approximately two years
(C) approximately five years
(D) approximately twenty-five years
Answer: approximately five years

9. The ……………… settings are automatic and standard.
(A) default
(B) CPU
(C) peripheral
(D) user frien9ly
Answer: default

10. What are the two parts of an E-mail address ?
(A) User name and street address
(B) Legal name and phone number
(C) User name and domain name
(D) Initials and password
Answer: User name and domain name

11. Participants can see and hear each other in a/an ………………
(A) electronic mail system
(B) message system
(C) tele-conference
(D) bulletin board
Answer: tele-conference

12. Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is ………………
(A) a random-access medium
(B) expensive
(C) a read-only medium
(D) a sequential-access medium
Answer: a sequential-access medium

13. Why should you delete unknown e-mail attachments ?
(A) You could go to jail
(B) The person could track you down and hurt you
(C) It is bad manners
(D) It might contain a virus that could hurt your computer
Answer: It might contain a virus that could hurt your computer

14. How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored on the same floppy disk ?
(A) A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs
(B) A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other
(C) Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device
(D) Floppy disks can only store data, not programs
Answer: Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device

15. What is an embedded system ?
(A) A program that comes wrapped in a box
(B) A program that is permanently part of a computer
(C) A computer that is part of a larger computer
(D) A computer and software system that controls a machine or appliance
Answer: A computer and software system that controls a machine or appliance

16. Which of the following will you require to hear music on your computer ?
(A) Video Card
(B) Tape Recorder
(C) Mouse
(D) Sound Card
Answer: Sound Card

17. The signal that a computer is waiting for a command from the user is ………………
(A) prompt
(B) event
(C) time slice
(D) interrupt
Answer: prompt

18. This software allows the user to move from page to page on the Web by clicking on or selecting a hyperlink, or by typing in the address of the destination page ………………
(A) Web browser
(B) Web search engine
(C) Web homepage
(D) Web service
Answer: Web browser

19. For viewing video CDs, you would use………………
(A) CD Player
(B) Windows Media Player
(C) Windows Video Player
(D) Windows Movie Player
Answer: Windows Media Player

20. Executing more than one program concurrently by one user on one computer is known as ………………
(A) multi-programming
(B) multi-processing
(C) time-sharing
(D) multi-tasking
Answer: multi-tasking

21. Which of the following controls the manner of interaction between the user and the operating system ?
(A) language translator
(B) platform
(C) user interface
(D) icon
Answer: user interface

22. You can keep your personal flies / folders in ………………
(A) My Folder
(B) My Documents
(C) My Files
(D) My Text
Answer: My Documents

23. Three types of compact disks include CD-ROM, CD-R, and ………………
(A) CD-W
(B) CD-RAM
(C) CD-DVD
(D) CD-RW
Answer: CD-RW

24. All computers must have ………………
(A) Word processing software
(B) An operating system
(C) A printer attached
(D) A virus checking program
Answer: An operating system

25. Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of ………………
(A) spooling
(B) spoofing
(C) hacking
(D) identity theft
Answer: identity theft

Wednesday 30 May 2012

Indian Overseas Bank Probationary Officers’ Exam., 2011


Computer Knowledge
(Held on May 2011)

1. If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a ………………
(A) resonance
(B) router
(C) gateway
(D) switch
(E) repeater
Ans : (E)

2. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is called a ………………
(A) version
(B) patch
(C) tutorial
(D) FAQ
(E) rectifier
Ans : (B)

3. URL stands for ………………
(A) Universal Research List
(B) Universal Resource List
(C) Uniform Research List
(D) Uniform Research Locator
(E) Uniform Resource Locator
Ans : (E)

4. When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated, this causes ………………
(A) data redundancy
(B) information overload
(C) duplicate data
(D) data inconsistency
(E) data repetition
Ans : (D)

5. What is a backup ?
(A) Restoring the information backup
(B) An exact copy of a system's information
(C) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

6. The Internet is ………………
(A) a large network of networks
(B) an internal communication system for a business
(C) a communication system for the Indian government
(D) a communication system for some states of India
(E) a communication system for some cities of India
Ans : (A)

7. Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as ………………
(A) supercomputers
(B) planners
(C) minicomputers
(D) file servers
(E) laptops
Ans : (E)


8. What is the storage area for e-mail messages called ?
(A) A folder
(B) A mailbox
(C) A directory
(D) The hard disk
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

9. One advantage of dial-up Internet access is
(A) it utilises broadband technology
(B) it is Indian
(C) it uses a router for security
(D) modem speeds are very fast
(E) it utilises existing telephone service
Ans : (E)

10. What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called ?
(A) configuration
(B) download
(C) storage
(D) upload
(E) installation
Ans : (E)

11. Which process checks to ensure that the components of the computer are operating and connected properly ?
(A) Booting
(B) Processing
(C) Saving
(D) Editing
(E) Starting
Ans : (A)

12. A means of capturing an image (drawing or photo) so that it can be stored on a computer is………………
(A) Modem
(B) Software
(C) Scanner
(D) Keyboard
(E) Mouse
Ans : (C)

13. An error in a computer program………………
(A) Crash
(B) Power Failure
(C) Bug
(D) Virus
(E) Fatal error
Ans : (C)

14. Access-control based on a person's fingerprints is .an example of………………
(A) biometric identification
(B) characteristic identification
(C) characteristic security
(D) fingerprint security
(E) logistics
Ans : (A)

15. The patterns of printed lines on most products are called………………
(A) prices
(B) striping
(C) scanners
(D) OCR
(E) barcodes
Ans : (E)

16. Most mail programs automatically complete the following two parts in an e-mail ………………
(A) From: and Body :
(B) From: and Date :
(C) From: and To :
(D) From: and Subject :
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

17. The computer's capability of distinguishing spoken words is called ………………
(A) voice analysis
(B) speech acknowledgement
(C) voice recognition
(D) speech interpretation
(E) vocalisation
Ans : (C)

18. Which of the following is an advantage of mounting an application on the Web ?
(A) The possibility of 24-houraccess for users
(B) Creating a system that can extend globally
(C) Standardising the design of the interface
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

19. The first page of a Website is called the ………………
(A) Homepage
(B) Index
(C) Java Script
(D) Bookmark
(E) Intro Page
Ans : (A)

20. ERP is an acronym for ………………
(A) Enterprise Retirement Planning
(B) Enterprise Relationship Planning
(C) Enterprise Resource' Planning
(D) Enterprise Reorder Planning
(E) Enterprise Retention Planning
Ans : (C)

21. The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called a/an ………………
(A) Search Engine
(B) Internet Service Provider (ISP)
(C) Multimedia Application
(D) Browser
(E) Internet Surfing Provider
Ans : (D)

22. The issues that deal with the collection and use of data about individuals is ………………
(A) access
(B) publicity
(C) accuracy
(D) property
(E) privacy
Ans : (E)

23. A term related to sending data to a satellite is ………………
(A) downlink
(B) modulate
(C) demodulate
(D) uplink
(E) interrelate
Ans : (D)

24. Online documents containing underlined phrases or icons that a user can click in order to move immediately to related parts of the current document or to other documents with related information is called ………………
(A) hypermedia
(B) hypertext
(C) HTML
(D) URL
(E) FTP
Ans : (B)

25. Physical security is concerned with protecting computer hardware from human tampering and natural disasters and ………………security is concerned with protecting software from unauthorized tampering or damage.
(A) data
(B) cyber
(C) Internet
(D) metaphysical
(E) publicity
Ans : (A)

26. Hackers ………………
(A) all have the same motive
(B) are people who maintain computers
(C) may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
(D) are people who are allergic to computers
(E) break into other people's computers
Ans : (E)

27. Unauthorised copying of software to be used for personal gain instead of for personal backups is called ………………
(A) program thievery
(B) data snatching
(C) software piracy
(D) program looting
(E) data looting
Ans : (C)

28. Junk e-mail is also called ………………
(A) spam
(B) spoof
(C) cookie crumbs
(D) sniffer script
(E) spill
Ans : (A)

29. What is usually used for displaying information at public places ?
(A) Monitors
(B) Overhead Projections
(C) Monitors and Overhead Projections
(D) Touch Screen Kiosks
(E) Loud Speakers
Ans : (B)

30. What is MP3 ?
(A) A Mouse
(B) A Printer
(C) A Sound Format
(D) A Scanner
(E) A Mobile Phone
Ans : (C)

31. What is the most popular hardware for multimedia creations ?
(A) PCs
(B) Minicompiiters
(C) Mainframe Computers
(D) WANs
(E) Super Computers
Ans : (A)

32. For sound recording, what is necessary ?
(A) Speaker
(B) Microphone
(C) Talker
(D) Mouse
(E) Telephone
Ans : (B)

33. The life-span of a CD-ROM is………………
(A) approximately one year
(B) approximately two years
(C) approximately five years
(D) approximately twenty-five years
(E) almost unlimited
Ans : (C)

34. The ……………… settings are automatic and standard.
(A) default
(B) CPU
(C) peripheral
(D) user frien9ly
(E) defaulter
Ans : (A)

35. What are the two parts of an E-mail address ?
(A) User name and street address
(B) Legal name and phone number
(C) User name and domain name
(D) Initials and password
(E) User name and Recipient name
Ans : (C)

36. Participants can see and hear each other in a/an ………………
(A) electronic mail system
(B) message system
(C) tele-conference
(D) bulletin board
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

37. Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is ………………
(A) a random-access medium
(B) expensive
(C) a read-only medium
(D) fragile and easily damaged
(E) a sequential-access medium
Ans : (E)

38. Why should you delete unknown e-mail attachments ?
(A) You could go to jail
(B) The person could track you down and hurt you
(C) It is bad manners
(D) It might contain a virus that could hurt your computer
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

39. How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored on the same floppy disk ?
(A) A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs
(B) A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other
(C) Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device
(D) Floppy disks can only store data, not programs
(E) Floppy disks are better than CDs
Ans : (C)

40. What is an embedded system ?
(A) A program that comes wrapped in a box
(B) A program that is permanently part of a computer
(C) A computer that is part of a larger computer
(D) A computer and software system that controls a machine or appliance
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

41. Which of the following will you require to hear music on your computer ?
(A) Video Card
(B) Tape Recorder
(C) Mouse
(D) Joy Stick
(E) Sound Card
Ans : (E)

42. The signal that a computer is waiting for a command from the user is ………………
(A) prompt
(B) event
(C) time slice
(D) interrupt
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

43. This software allows the user to move from page to page on the Web by clicking on or selecting a hyperlink, or by typing in the address of the destination page ………………
(A) Web browser
(B) Web search engine
(C) Web homepage
(D) Web service
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

44. For viewing video CDs, you would use………………
(A) CD Player
(B) Windows Media Player
(C) Windows Video Player
(D) Windows Movie Player
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

45. Executing more than one program concurrently by one user on one computer is known as ………………
(A) multi-programming
(B) multi-processing
(C) time-sharing
(D) multi-tasking
(E) multi-action
Ans : (D)

46. Which of the following controls the manner of interaction between the user and the operating system ?
(A) language translator
(B) platform
(C) user interface
(D) icon
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

47. You can keep your personal flies / folders in ………………
(A) My Folder
(B) My Documents
(C) My Files
(D) My Text
(E) My Collection
Ans : (B)

48. Three types of compact disks include CD-ROM, CD-R, and ………………
(A) CD-W
(B) CD-RAM
(C) CD-DVD
(D) CD-RW
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

49. All computers must have ………………
(A) Word processing software
(B) An operating system
(C) A printer attached
(D) A virus checking program
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

50. Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of ………………
(A) spooling
(B) spoofing
(C) hacking
(D) identity theft
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
 

Friday 25 May 2012

Computer Terms

Application Files- Program files environment where you can create and edit the kind of document that application makes

Bug- a fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly

Central Processor Unit (CPU) - This is where the entire computer's data processing is handled - all the data manipulation, calculations and formatting data for output.

Click- To select an object by pressing the mouse button when the cursor is pointing to the required menu option, icon or hypertext link

Close - To close a window that has been opened for viewing and / or editing

Computer- A general-purpose machine that processes data according to a set of instructions that are stored internally either temporarily or permanently

Cookie- A packet of information that travels between a browser and the web server

CPU- An acronym for Central Processing Unit and is often used to refer to a computer system, such as "That beige box sitting next to my 24" flat screen monitor is my new CPU

Crash- Your computer or application no longer works correctly and so you "loose" all the work you've done since the last time you saved

Creating A File- Storing data as a file with an assigned file name that is unique within the directory it resides in

Delete- To remove an item of data from a file or to remove a file from the disk

Desktop- An on-screen representation of a desktop such as used in the Macintosh and Windows operating systems

Dialog Boxes- Takes over your screen and allows you to ‘dialog' with the computer

Directory (AKA Folder, sub-directory)- Allows you to organize files and other folders

Disk Space- This is the place where your files live. The greater the disk space the more files you can keep. More disk space is always better than less. You can never have much disk space.

Document Files- Files we care about (memos, letters, pictures, etc.

Documents- Files you create and edit

Double Click- To press the mouse button twice in rapid succession without moving the mouse between clicks

Drag- To move an object on screen in which its complete movement is visible from starting location to destination

Edit- To make a change to existing data

File Cabinet- Metaphorically, the hard drive (and other kinds of storage media like floppy disks) which store files and folders

Folder Icons- Collections of documents and other folders

Google­- search engine on the web

Hotmail- free email service, now part of MSN

Icon View- Allows you to see icons of folders and files primarily as icons with little information

Icons- In a graphical user interface (GUI), a small, pictorial, on screen representation of an object, such as a document, program, folder or disk drive.

Keyboard- This if the primary text input device. It also contains certain standard function keys, such as the Escape key, tab, and arrow keys, shift and control keys, and sometimes other manufacturer-customized keys.

Macintosh- Macintosh, Mac - a personal computer from Apple Computer

Mouse- Pointing device that allows you to tell the computer what to do

Mozilla- a web browser and successor to Netscape Communicator

Operating System (OS) - System software that allows your computer to work

Pentium- Microprocessor from Intel

Random Access Memory (RAM) - This stands for Random Access Memory. You can think of this as the "space" where you computer does its processing. The more space you have the more processes you can run at the same time. More RAM is always better than less. You can never have much RAM.

Recycle Bin- Place where you put files and folders that you may later want to delete or get rid of. Compare Trash

Resize Box- Allows you to change the size and shape of a window

Right click- To press the right button on the mouse. (This is Windows specific. On a Mac running System 8 or higher, you hold down the Control key and then click to get the same effect.)

Save As­­- Give the file a name and/or store the file in a certain place

Save- Tell the computer to create a file on disk that has the information you've put into the document (usually typing)

Scroll bar- Allows you to move around through your document

Shut down- To quit all applications and turn off the computer

Software- Instructions that tell the computer what to do

Spam- unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail

System files- Allows our computer to work

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Trash- Place where you put files and folders that you want to delete or get rid of

Trojan Horse- a malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software. The term is derived from the classical myth of the Trojan Horse. Analogously, a Trojan horse appears innocuous (or even to be a gift), but in fact is a vehicle for bypassing security

Unix- an operating system

Virus- a piece of program code that spreads by making copies of itself

Volume Icons- Devices that hold files and folders

Wiki or WikiWiki- a hypertext document collection or the collaborative software used to create it

Thursday 17 May 2012

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE MODEL PRACTICE QUESTIONS


1. Which of the following is NOT a computer programming language?
(1) C
(2) C++
(3) Java
(4) COBOL
(5) Microsoft

2. A computer virus normally attaches itself to another computer program known as-
(1) Trojan horse 
(3) Host program
(3) Boot program
(4) Spyware
(5) Malware

3. A terminal that cannot process any information is called-
(1) Direct access terminal
(2) Intelligent terminal
(3) Dumb terminal 
(4) Smart terminal
(5) Blind terminal

4. ____ is a high speed memory that can be used in between CPU and main memory.
(1) CPU
(2) Buffer
(3) Spooling
(4) Cache 
(5) None of these

5. A ____ port is primarily used to connect printers to a computer.
(1) Serial port
(2) USB port
(3) Parallel port 
(4) Address bus
(5) None of these

6. ____ is responsible for overall control and co-ordination of instruction execution.
(1) CPU
(2) ALU
(3) RAM 
(4) Control Unit
(5) None of these

7. When you start your computer from the off position then it is known as-
(1) Hard booting 
(2) Processing
(3) Storage
(4) Soft booting
(5) None of these

8. The component is required to process data into information and consists of integrated circuit.
(1) RAM
(2) Control Unit
(3) Processor 
(4) Motherboard
(5) None of these

9. ____ is known as network virus.
(1) Trojan horse
(2) Brain Virus
(3) Worm 
(4) All of these
(5) None of these

10. ____ is a technique of temporarily removing inactive programs from the memory of computer system.
(1) Swapping
(2) Spooling 
(3) Semaphore
(4) Scheduler
(5) None of these

11. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called-
(1) Interpreter 
(2) CPU
(3) Compiler
(4) Simulator
(5) None of these

12. ____ are device used to transmit data over telecommunication lines.
(1) Drives
(2) Drive bays
(3) Modems 
(4) Platforms
(5) None of these

13. Who introduced Internet E-mail?
(1) Jerry Yang
(2) David Filo
(3) Ray Tomlinson
(4) Sergey Brinn
(5) None of these

14. Granting an outside organization access to internet web pages is often implemented using a(n)-
(1) extranet 
(2) intranet
(3) internet
(4) hacker
(5) None of these

15. BCC stands for-
(1) Bold Carbon Copy
(2) Blue Carbon Copy
(3) Bandwidth Carbon Copy
(4) Blind Carbon Copy 
(5) None of these

16. Which of the following contains information about a single ‘entity’ in the database like a person, place, event or thing?
(1) Query
(2) Field
(3) record 
(4) table
(5) None of these

17. Outlook Express is known as-
(1) E-mal client 
(2) Word processor
(3) Spreadsheet
(4) Database
(5) None of these

18. Which is not closed source software package?
(1) VLC
(2) LINUX
(3) Open Office
(4) MS Word 
(5) None of these

19. Minimum Zoom percentage supported by MS Word is-
(1) 10% 
(2) 15%
(3) 25%
(4) 4%
(5) None of these

20. HTML was introduced by-
(1) Vinton Cerf
(2) Bob Willies
(3) Steve Jobs
(4) Tim Burner Lee 
(5) None of these

21. A message with replies on a newsgroup is often, called a-
(1) post
(2) list
(3) thread 
(4) comment
(5) None of these

22. To send e-mail to a large group at one time, a ____ can be used.
(1) group
(2) alias
(3) mail server
(4) list serv 
(5) None of these

23. The E-commerce domain that involves business activity initiated by the consumer and targeted to businesses is known as-
(1) Business to business
(2) Consumer to business 
(3) Client to business
(4) Business to consumer
(5) None of these

24. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no change on the internet is called-
(1) Version
(2) Patch 
(3) Tutorial
(4) FAQ
(5) None of these

25. When sending the e-mail, the ____ line describes the contents of the message.
(1) CC
(2) Contents
(3) To
(4) Subject 
(5) BCC

26. A port is a connector located on the –
(1) RAM
(2) CPU
(3) ROM
(4) Memory
 (5) Motherboard

27. Format command is used to create-
(1) Sector
(2) memory
(3) tracks
(4) tracks & sectors 
(5) None of these

28. Disk access time is-
(1) seek time
(2) Latency time
(3) Seek time + Latency time 
(4) Disk time
(5) None of these

29. ____ technology is used by banks for faster processing of large volume of cheques.
(1) OCR
(2) IFSC Code
(3) OMR
(4) MICR 
(5) Bar Code

30. The Operating System is also called the ____ between the user and the computer.
(1) server
(2) interface 
(3) network
(4) intermediate
(5) None of these

31. A human being who writes programs, operate and maintain computer is known as-
(1) Liveware 
(2) Freeware
(3) Spyware
(4) Shareware
(5) None of these

32. A Public Switched-Telephone Network (PSTN) uses ____ switching technique.
(1) Packet
(2) Message
(3) Circuit 
(4) Transport
(5) None of these

33. The PC and the Apple Macintosh are example of two different –
(1) applications
(2) programs
(3) platforms 
(4) storage device
(5) Operating system

34. PROM is a ____ memory that store information even if power is switched off.
(1) Volatile
(2) Buffer
(3) spooling
(4) non-volatile 
(5) None of these

35. When installing a peripheral device you also need to install a –
(1) port
(2) server
(3) driver 
(4) connection
(5) utility software

36. The ____ specifies the operation to be performed and the operands provide the data on which the operation is to be performed.
(1) source code
(2) op code 
(3) object code
(4) program code
(5) None of these

37. Which of the following can hold maximum amount of data?
(1) Optical disk
(2) Floppy disk
(3) Magnetic disk inside computer
(4) Magnetic tape 
(5) None of these

38. A ____ is not a form of Biometrics.
(1) fingerprint
(2) password 
(3) retina scan
(4) breath scan
(5) None of these

39. Full form of OSI is-
(1) Open System Interconnection 
(2) Open Software for Internet
(3) Operational System for Interconnect
(4) Operational Software for Internet
(5) None of these

40. A pixel is-
(1) a computer program that draws picture
(2) a picture stored in the secondary memory
(3) the smallest resolvable part of a picture 
(4) a virus
(5) None of these

Wednesday 16 May 2012

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS


1.         A Passive threat to computer security is-
       (1) Malicious Intent              
(2) Sabotage
(3) Accidental Errors             
(4) Espionage Agents
(5) None of these
2.          ____ allows wireless mobile devices to access the Internet and its services such as the Web and e-mail.
(1) TCP/IP                                  
(2) Ethernet
(3) WAP                                     
(4) Token ring
(5) None of these

3.          ‘DOS’ floppy disk does not have____.
(1) A Boot Record                  
(2) A File Allocation Table
(3) A Root Directory              
(4) Virtual Memory
(5) BIOS
4.          ‘MICR’ technology used for clearance of cheques by banks refers to ____.
(1) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
(2) Magnetic Intelligence Character Recognition
(3) Magnetic Information Cable Recognition
(4) Magnetic Insurance Cases Recognition
(5) None of these
5.          All the information collected during database development is stored in a ____.
(1) repository                          
(2) data warehouse
(3) RAD                                      
 (4) CASE
(5) None of these
6.          The ____ component is used by the data analyst to create the queries that access the database.
(1) data extraction                 
(2) end-user query tool
(3) end-user presentation tool
(4) data store                           
(5) None of these
7.          The altering of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is ____.
(1) Biometrics                         
 (2) Compression
(3) Encryption                          
(4) Ergonomics
(5) None of these
8.          The word FTP stands for-
(1) File Transfer Protocol   
 (2) File Transit Protocol
(3) File Typing Protocol        
(4) File Transfer Protocol
(5) None of these
9.          This ____ tier processes HTTP protocol, scripting tasks, performs calculations, and provides access to data.
(1) Client                   
(2) Applications/Web server
(3) Enterprise server            
(4) DBA
(5) None of these
10.      A DVD-RAM is similar to a ____, except it has storage capacities up to 5.2 GB.
(1) CD-R                                     
(2) Floppy disk
(3) CD-RW                                 
(4) Hard disk
(5) None of these
11.      All of the following are basic principles of networks, except-
(1) each computer must have a network card
(2) there must be communications media connecting the network hardware devices
(3) there must be at least one connecting device
(4) each computer must have software that supports the movement of information
(5) None of these
12.      ____ are used to identify a user who returns to a Website.
(1) Cookies                               
(2) Plug-ins
(3) Scripts                                  
(4) ASPs
(5) None of these
13.      If you wanted to locate the hardware address of a local device, which protocol would you use?
(1) ARP                                       
(2) RARP
(3) ICMP                                    
(4) PING
(5) PONG
14.      The term, ‘hypertext’ means-
(1) Non-sequential writing 
(2) Hypermedia
(3) Blinking text     
(4) Text with heavy formatting
(5) None of these
15.      Which kind of lock includes a keypad that can be used to control access into areas?
(1) Cipher                                  
(2) Warded
(3) Device                                  
(4) Tumbler
(5) Type lock
16.      What is the name of protocol used in eliminate loops?
(1) Switching                            
(2) ISL
(3) Frame tagging                  
 (4) Spanning Tree Protocol
(5) None of these
17.      In networking terminology UTP means –
(1) Unshielded Twisted Pair
(2) Ubiquitous Teflon Port
(3) Uniformly Terminating Port
(4) Unshielded T-Connector
(5) None of these
18.      In OSI network architecture, the dialogue control and token management are responsibility of-
(1) Session layer                     
(2) Network layer
(3) Transport layer                 
(4) Data link layer
(5) None of the above
19.      A ‘C’ data structure called a structure is a group of items in which each item is identified by its own identifier, each of which is known as a member of a structure. Member is also known as-
(1) Information                       
(2) Field
(3) Record                                 
(4) Data type
(5) None of these
20.      Multithread means-
(1) Program do more than one thing at a time
(2) More than one program do one thing at a time
(3) Both are correct               
(4) Both are incorrect
(5) None of these
21.      A page fault occurs?
(1) when the page is not in the memory
(2) when the page is in  the memory
(3) when the process enters the blocked state
(4) when the process is in the ready state
(5) None of these
22.      “Each packet contains the full source and destination address.” This statement indicates which of the following?
(1) Virtual Circuit                    
(2) Datagram
(3) Data link                              
(4) FDDI
(5) None of these 
23.      Data bus is-
(1) Unidirectional                   
(2) Bidirectional
(3) Both (1) & (2)                   
 (4) Multidirectional
(5) None of these
24.      Which of the following is a type of ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network)?
(1) Narrow bank                     
(2) Broad band
(3) Both (1) & (2)                    
(4) Virtual Circuit
(5) None of these 
25.      Which of the following is a browser to view a web page?
(1) Mosaic                                 
(2) Netscape
(3) Internet Explorer           
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
26.      A graph is a collection of-
(1) Row and columns            
(2) Vertices and edges
(3) Equations                           
(4) Identity
(5) None of these
27.      CDMA is used in-
(1) Wireless and local loop
(2) Allocating a wireless channel
(3) Both (1) & (2)                    
(4) Local loop
(5) None of these
28.      Number of arcs incident to a node is called its-
(1) Level                                     
(2) Predecessor
(3) Degree                                                
(4) Successor
(5) None of these
29.      OSPF means-
(1) Open shortest path finite protocol
(2) Open shortest path finite protocol
(3) Open slotted path finite protocol
(4) Open slotted path first protocol
(5) None of these
30.      Binding the same name to multiple operations whose signatures differ in number or types of arguments?
(1) Overloading                       
(2) Origin class
(3) Object model                    
(4) Package
(5) None of these
31.      What is the name of the chip which has more than one processor on it?
(1) Parallel chip                       
(2) Multi-processor chip
(3) Transputer                         
(4) Parallel processor
(5) None of these
32.      In windows-
(1) Docking views may be docked
(2) Docking views may be float
(3) Docking views may be docked or float
(4) All of the above                               
(5) None of these
33.      ____ performs relocations function?
(1) Absolute loader               
(2) Direct linking loader
(3) Relocating loader            
(4) Linkage editor
(5) None of these
34.      A central computer surrounded by one or more satellite computers is called a-
(1) Bus network                      
(2) Ring network
(3) Star network                     
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
35.      Segmentation –
(1) is a memory management scheme that supports user view of memory
(2) logical address space is collection of segments
(3) logical address consists of two tuple < segment-number, offset>.
(4) All of the above                               
(5) None of these 
36.      Which of the following is a major component of the telephone system?
(1) Local loop                           
(2) Trunks
(3) Switching office                               
(4) All of these
(5) None of these 
37.      Function is invoked by-
(1) Function                             
(2) Declaration
(3) Definition                           
(4) Prototype
(5) None of these
38.      The ACCEPT command in SQL?
(1) Creates a customized prompt when accepting user input
(2) Explicitly defines a NUMBER or DATE data type variable
(3) Hides user input for security reasons
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
39.      How many fields are required to represent a header node of a graph?
(1) 3                                             
(2) 2
(3) 4                                             
(4) 5
(5) None of these
40.      Which of the following is not used as a data structure?
(1) Array                                    
(2) Linked list
(3) Graph                                   
(4) Directory
(5) None of these 
41.      Which of the following is an operating system call?
(1) CREATE                                                
(2) LINK
(3) SYSTEM                               
(4) All of these
(5) None of these
42.      In C++, by default, the members of a class are-
(1) Public                                   
(2) Private
(3) Both public and private 
(4) Only Public
(5) None of these
43.      In core banking systems:
(1) Store and forward of transaction is done
(2) Branch server is not required
(3) Local database is not required
(4) Transaction cannot happen from a non-home branch
(5) None of these 
44.      MV command in Unix changes-
(1) Only the directory
(2) Only the directory entry and i-node
(3) Only the i-node number
(4) All of the above                               
(5) None of these
45.      E-Commerce refers to-
(1) Electrical commerce       
(2) Electronic commerce
(3) Evolutionary commerce              
(4) Effective commerce       
(5) None of these
46.      Graphs can be implemented using-
(i) Arrays    (ii) Linked list      (iii) Stack              (iv) Queue
(1) (i), (ii) and (iv)                   
(2) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(3) (ii) and (iii)                          
(4) (i) and (iv)
(5) None of these
47.      Thrashing-
(1) Always occur on large computers
(2) is a natural consequence of virtual memory systems
(3) Can always be avoided by swapping
(4) Can be caused by poor paging algorithm
(5) None of these
48.      The process of converting analog signals into digital signals so they can be processed by a receiving computer is referred as-
(1) modulation                        
(2) demodulation
(3) synchronizing                    
(4) digitizing
(5) None of these
49.      The relational database environment has all of the following components except-
(1) Users                                    
(2) Separate files
(3) Database                            
(4) Database administrator
(5) None of these
50.      Primary key-
(1) Denote a candidate key that is chosen by the database designer as the principal means of identifying entities with in an entity set
(2) Attributes names of all primary key are unique
(3) Primary key specification is optional and good idea to specify primary key for each relation
(4) All of the above                              
 (5) None of these
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